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Harmonious Alliance: A History of the Performing Right Society
Harmonious Alliance A History of the Performing Right Society Author:Cyril Ehrlich Representing writers and publishers of all styles of music, Britain's Performing Right Society, founded in 1914, has been at the cutting edge of cultural change: its mission of collecting performance fees required the creation of an elaborate administrative machinery and the assertion of previously overlooked legal rights. This book details this... more » economic and social revolution in music performance--in theatres, restaurants, shops, cinemas, radio, and television--and discusses the internationalization of the music business from before World War II to the present.« less